spargelzeit
n.— «They call the annual season of madness spargelzeit, or asparagus time.» —“In Germany, Spring Wears White” by R.W. Apple Jr. in Beelitz, Germany New York Times May 19, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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